William Sylvester

William Sylvester

William Sylvester (January 31, 1922 – January 25, 1995) was an American TV and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968). Born in Oakland, California and married at one time to the British actress Veronica Hurst, he moved to England after the Second World War and became a staple of British B films at a time when American and Canadian actors were much in demand in order to give indigenous films some appeal in the US. As a result, he gained top billing in one of his very first films, House of Blackmail (1953), directed by the veteran filmmaker Maurice Elvey, for whom he also made What Every Woman Wants the following year. He also starred in such minor films as The Stranger Came Home (1954, for Hammer), Dublin Nightmare (1958), Offbeat (1960), Information Received (1961), Incident at Midnight, Ring of Spies and Blind Corner (all 1963). There were also lead roles in four British horror films: Gorgo (1960), Devil Doll (1963), Devils of Darkness (1964) and The Hand of Night (1966). Among his many TV credits were a 1959 BBC version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (playing Mark Antony), The Saint, The Baron, The High Chaparral, Harry O and The Six Million Dollar Man. His later films included You Only Live Twice (1967) and, back in the USA after his prominent role for Kubrick, Busting (1973), The Hindenburg (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He died in Sacramento, California in 1995, aged 72.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1922-01-31
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Also Known As: William R. Sylvester

Movies List of William Sylvester

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 Movie
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Gorgo

1961 Movie
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Devil Doll

1964 Movie
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The Hindenburg

1975 Movie
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First Family

1980 Movie
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The Hand of Night

1968 Movie
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Devils of Darkness

1965 Movie
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Busting

1974 Movie
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Give Us This Day

1949 Movie
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Blind Corner

1964 Movie
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A Stranger Came Home

1954 Movie
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Offbeat

1961 Movie
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High Tide at Noon

1957 Movie
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Portrait of Alison

1955 Movie
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House of Blackmail

1953 Movie
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Dublin Nightmare

1958 Movie
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Whirlpool

1959 Movie
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Information Received

1961 Movie
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Ring of Spies

1964 Movie
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Incident at Midnight

1963 Movie
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The Yellow Balloon

1953 Movie
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Riding with Death

1976 Movie
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The Syndicate

1968 Movie
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The Challengers

1970 Movie
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Appointment in London

1953 Movie
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Red and Blue

1968 Movie
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Albert R.N.

1953 Movie
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They Were Not Divided

1950 Movie
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The Lawyer

1970 Movie
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Heaven Can Wait

1978 Movie